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| Author | Christopher Lasch |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Culture of the United States |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations (1979), by Christopher Lasch, is a psychological and cultural, artistic and historical synthesis that explores the roots and ramifications of the normalization of pathological narcissism in 20th-century American culture.[1] For the mass-market edition published in September of the same year,[1] Lasch won the 1980 US National Book Award in the category Current Interest (paperback).[2][a]
- ^ a b The Culture of Narcissism at Barnes & Noble provides the specific dates January 28 (first) and September 21 (mass-market paperback). Retrieved March 9, 2012.
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"National Book Awards – 1980". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
There was a "Contemporary" or "Current" award category from 1972 to 1980.
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